2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Dance in the Southeast Region
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Dance is the 161st most popular major in the country with 3,397 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, dance graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $20,940 and had an average of $26,168 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 561 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $19,333 and $27,477 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 508 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 37 colleges that offer a degree in dance. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great dance programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the dance program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Dance in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Mississippi. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of Southern Mississippi is a public institution located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Southern Miss is $14,923 for southeast region bachelor’s degree dance students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Florida State is a large school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 19 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida State, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Florida State is $9,789 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kennesaw State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. KSU Georgia is a large public school situated in Kennesaw, Georgia. It awarded 24 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
KSU Georgia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for KSU Georgia is $17,221 for southeast region bachelor’s degree dance students.
Out of the 37 schools in the Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Florida is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $6,302 for southeast region bachelor’s degree dance students per year to attend UF.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 37 schools in the Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina School of the Arts landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNCSA, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of North Carolina School of the Arts is $13,885 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance students.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low student loan default rate of 4.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 32 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
UNC Greensboro also made our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #10. It costs about $12,748 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance students per year to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
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University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dance degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.
USF Tampa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend USF Tampa is $8,355 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Troy University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Troy, Alabama, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Troy University is $14,285 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance students.
Appalachian State University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Boone, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s dance students in 2019-2020.
Appalachian State also took the #16 spot in our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $13,920 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance students per year to attend Appalachian State University.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dance degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree dance students list, UNC Charlotte has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $16,529 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance students per year to attend UNC Charlotte.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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University of Georgia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s dance students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree dance students list, UGA has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Georgia is $13,649 for southeast region bachelor’s degree dance students.
The low student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Radford University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. Radford is a fairly large public school situated in Radford, Virginia. It awarded 13 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Radford is $16,447 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance students.
Valdosta State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Valdosta, Georgia, this fairly large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s dance students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Valdosta State University is $13,969 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance students.
East Carolina University landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. East Carolina University is a large school located in Greenville, North Carolina that handed out 8 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,844 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance students per year to attend ECU.
Middle Tennessee State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Middle Tennessee State University is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s dance degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Middle Tennessee State University is $12,464 for southeast region bachelor’s degree dance students.
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University of South Carolina - Columbia came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this large public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s dance students in 2019-2020.
UofSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UofSC is $20,509 for southeast region bachelor’s degree dance students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
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University of Arkansas at Little Rock ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. UA Little Rock is a public institution located in Little Rock, Arkansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UA Little Rock is $14,906 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance students.
Western Kentucky University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s dance degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Western Kentucky University is $11,962 for southeast region bachelor’s degree dance students.
Winthrop University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. Winthrop University is located in Rock Hill, South Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s dance degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $19,047 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance students per year to attend Winthrop.
With a ranking of #20, Anderson University South Carolina did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Anderson, South Carolina, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Anderson University South Carolina, the school also landed the #22 spot in our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Anderson University South Carolina is $21,756 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance students.
With a ranking of #21, Alabama State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Alabama State is a public institution located in Montgomery, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Alabama State University is $13,650 for southeast region bachelor’s degree dance students.
With a ranking of #22, The University of Alabama did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. UA is a large school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 43 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
UA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend The University of Alabama is $22,597 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
With a ranking of #23, Belhaven University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Belhaven University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jackson, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Belhaven University is $17,439 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance students.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
The University of Tampa came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. UT is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UT also took the #25 spot in our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $30,990 for southeast region bachelor’s degree dance students per year to attend The University of Tampa.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Palm Beach Atlantic University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #25. Located in West Palm Beach, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s dance students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree dance students list, Palm Beach Atlantic has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Palm Beach Atlantic is $25,887 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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